General Residential dominant. Median sale $991.25K over the last 24 months. 83% of decided DAs approved.
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Zoning
Lorn is dominated by R1 — General Residential. Land use rules, height, FSR, and permitted developments are set per zone in the Local Environmental Plan and refined by the Development Control Plan.
Limit varies by lot — check your address for the exact figure.
Floor Space Ratio — total floor area as a multiple of lot area.
Location
Lorn 2320 covers an undefined area within Maitland City Council.
Drill into any lot in Lorn
Open the interactive map — click any address to see its zone, height, FSR, overlays, and approval likelihood.
Development potential
We score every lot for development signal — under-built relative to the controls, eligible for a granny flat, or sized for subdivision.
under SEPP (Housing) 2021
lots that may support subdivision
adjoining lots with combined upside
show at least one development signal
average uplift signal across the suburb
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Constraints & risks
12% of lots are in mapped flood zones — material for any development; also: 31% of lots are bushfire-prone — a bushfire assessment is likely required; 92% of lots have a heritage listing or sit in a Heritage Conservation Area — expect controls on demolition, alterations, and additions.
Suburb-wide percentages — your specific lot may have all, some, or none of these.
Mapped flood-prone land
RFS bushfire-prone land mapping
Heritage item or Conservation Area
Within 100 m of EPA-listed site
Mapped TEC vegetation
Coastal hazard mapping
ANEF / aircraft noise
Custom home builder · serves Lorn, NSW
18 Allan St, Lorn NSW 2320
Market
Sales, rent, and yield data drawn from NSW Property Sales Information and rental bond data over the past 24 months.
DA activity
72 development applications for Lorn addresses were decided by Maitland City Council over the past 24 months. 60 approved — a 83% approval rate. Average processing time: 25 days.
Demographics & lifestyle
ABS Census 2021 population data combined with lot-level amenity, healthcare, lifestyle, and crime indices.
Walkable amenity within 1 km
GP / hospital / pharmacy proximity
Cafés, parks, schools, transport
ZoneDSS Marketplace
3 businesses serving Lorn and nearby.
Custom home builder
18 Allan St, Lorn NSW 2320
Electrician
13 Leslie St, Lorn NSW 2320
Custom home builder
71 Belmore Rd, Lorn NSW 2320
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Lorn is dominated by the R1 (General Residential) zone, which covers 584 of 698 lots (84%). The full mix is: R1 General Residential (84%), RU1 Primary Production (10%), E1 Local Centre (4%), RE1 Public Recreation (1%), W2 Recreational Waterways (1%).
Yes — 560 lots in Lorn appear eligible for a granny flat under SEPP (Housing) 2021, based on lot size, zoning, and frontage. Eligibility is lot-specific: get a planning report on your address to confirm.
The median sale price in Lorn over the past 24 months is $991,250, across 68 sales. Median unimproved land value is $633,000.
Median weekly rent for a house in Lorn is $525. Gross rental yield works out to 2.2%.
Maitland City Council decided 72 development applications for Lorn addresses over the past 24 months, with 60 approved (83% approval rate). Average processing time is 25 days. Processing time depends heavily on application complexity, council backlog, and whether the application requires referral to other agencies.
Across Lorn, 11.5% flood-affected, 92% with heritage controls, 30.9% bushfire-prone. These are suburb-wide percentages — every lot has its own combination. A planning report on a specific address shows exactly which controls apply.
0 of 698 lots in Lorn show identifiable development potential — under-developed for the planning controls, eligible for a granny flat, or capable of subdivision. Average rezoning signal score: 28.7 / 100.
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Compare zoning, development potential, and DA activity across other suburbs in Maitland City Council and nearby postcodes.
Electrician · serves Lorn, NSW
13 Leslie St, Lorn NSW 2320
Suburb-wide stats are useful for context. For a buy-or-walk decision on a specific lot, you need every control, every constraint, and every clause cited to source.
Run a report — from A$2914-section report · LEP + SEPP + DCP cross-referenced · cited to source
Verify with official sources
Don't take our word for it. Every figure on this page is computed from authoritative New South Wales Government data — and you can verify any of it directly with the source.
Official zoning, height, FSR, and overlay maps for any NSW address. The primary source for everything on this page.
planningportal.nsw.gov.au
Cadastral lot boundaries, aerial imagery, easements, and environmental overlays from NSW Spatial Services.
maps.six.nsw.gov.au
State-listed heritage items and Heritage Conservation Areas. Search by suburb to see what's listed in Lorn.
hms.heritage.nsw.gov.au
Sites notified to the EPA under the Contaminated Land Management Act. Critical for due diligence on any address.
apps.epa.nsw.gov.au
Rural Fire Service map of bushfire-prone land categories. Triggers BAL assessment requirements for new builds.
rfs.nsw.gov.au
Australian Bureau of Statistics QuickStats for postcode 2320 — population, age, household composition, income, tenure.
abs.gov.au
Zoning, height, FSR, and overlays parsed from the Maitland City Council Local Environmental Plan, applicable State Environmental Planning Policies, and the Development Control Plan. Property sales drawn from NSW Property Sales Information. DA history aggregated from the NSW Planning Portal. Heritage, flood, bushfire, contaminated land, TEC, sea-level rise, and aircraft noise overlays from the NSW Spatial Services and EPA registers. Population, age, income, and tenure from ABS Census 2021. Aggregated by ZoneDSS · last updated 2026-04-27.
Suburb-wide statistics — your specific lot may vary. Always run a planning report on the actual address before making a decision. How ZoneDSS works →